Field's Chimney WI5 M6+
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| Type: | Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine, 4 pitches, 600 feet, Grade III |
| Consensus: | WI5 M6+ [details] |
| FA: | Jack Roberts & Mike Bearzi |
| Season: | fall, winter |
| Submitted By: | Greg Sievers on Oct 24, 2006 |
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Description This chimney system is right of the Diagonal Wall. It forms occasionally.
P1- Climb an obvious pitch of WI-4, past a narrow section and belay on the right at a nut&pin station.
P2 - (standard) Climb directly up a narrow, steep, thin section and over a difficult overhang.(M6).
Variation (left): Move up and left into a parallel chimney, and stick the thin flow in the dihedral (M5+). Belay on the right of an alcove at a 2 pin station.
P3 - (standard) Go straight up thin ice and cracks and belay at the base of a ramp angling up and left (M6+).
P3 - Variation (left) Scramble up above the belay to the left and climb awkward blocks past a pin (M6), then continue up the gully and left. Step right and mount a bulging roof (M6). Continue on easier ground for 30' and build a station. sling a rounded horn and rap the route, or climb the easy ramp to Broadway.
P4 - (standard) Follow the ramp left to Broadway.
Location The first gully right of Diagonal Wall and 100' left of Crack of Delight rappels.
Protection Full single rock rack plus 4-6 stubby ice screws, some pins.
Sievers having more success on the left chimney va...
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Rappeling the second pitch of the left chimney var...
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| Comments on Field's Chimney |
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By alpinglow
From: city, state
Aug 22, 2007
| Fun climbing everytime I've been up there. |
By Rick Casey
Feb 16, 2008
| I was at a CMC slideshow recently where Jack Roberts (author of the Colorado Ice guidebook) described this as one of his favorite easy mixed routes, when it's in. Will have to try it sometime.... |
By Ross
From: Pinewood Springs
Oct 12, 2012
| Two icons Jack Roberts & Mike Bearzi, did they do other routes together? |
By Kevin Gillest
From: Arvada, CO
Nov 5, 2012
rating: WI5 M6+
| Climbed Fields Nov. 4, 2012:
| Pitch 1, WI3 M4, Fields Chimney.
Submitted By: Kevin Gillest on Nov 5, 2012
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Pitch 1, WI3 M4 180 feet, fixed belay (left side) 2 pins and nut equalized by 5mm cord.
| Pitch 2, WI5+ M6, 110 feet, Fields Chimney.
Submitted By: Kevin Gillest on Nov 5, 2012
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Pitch 2, WI5+ M6, 110 feet, fixed belay (center) old webbing behind block.
| Pitch 3, WI4 M6+, Fields Chimney.
Submitted By: Kevin Gillest on Nov 5, 2012
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Pitch 3, leaving the belay stance.
| Pitch 3, WI4 M6+, 180 feet, Fields Chimney.
Submitted By: Kevin Gillest on Nov 5, 2012
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Pitch 3, We climbed a variation out of chimney exiting upper left side.
| Pitch 3, WI4 M6+, 180 feet, Fields Chimney.
Submitted By: Kevin Gillest on Nov 5, 2012
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Pitch 3, WI4 M6+, 180 feet, follow crack out of left side of chimney, thin slab for 90 feet, new belay with 2 pins/6mm cord and screw gate. |
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